η n photoproduction and nucleon resonances

We present results of a recent work on the reaction mechanism of $\eta n$ photoproduction off the neutron in the range of $ \sqrt{s} \approx 1.5 - 1.9$ GeV and discuss the role of various nucleon resonances listed in the Particle Data Group (PDG). We make use of an effective Lagrangian approach combining with a Regge method. The total and helicity-dependent cross sections $\sigma_{1/2},\,\sigma_{3/2}$ are computed and the numerical results are in good agreement with the A2 experimental data.